Contact: Brian Bond
Email: tbbond@aep.com

Location: Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area south of Shreveport

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AEP-SWEPCO, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Caddo Career and Technology Center (CCTC), recently installed two nesting houses for barn owls at the Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area south of Shreveport.

High school students at the CCTC in Shreveport constructed the two nesting houses and were on hand when AEP-SWEPCO crews installed the structures. "We believe the three resident barn owls that are now nesting in an adjacent grain silo will move to the newly erected houses in the very near future," said Brian Bond, AEP's environmental manager for waste/T&D compliance. "The barn owl project has provided an excellent opportunity for us to build working relationships with local wildlife staff and high school students, as well as providing a benefit to the environment."

Representatives from the local news media and the Shreveport Society for Nature Study, Inc. also attended the event.